Actress Konkona Sen said that she was disappointed, but not surprised by the cancellation of Rushdie's video link. ...
05:59 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Festival fatigue has indeed set in, but I must remember not to keep asking people if the massive crowds leave them feeling wiped out! The ...
12:52 PM, Jan 24, 2012
In this special CNN-IBN show, we bring to you the best moments and personalities of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2012. ...
11:16 AM, Jan 24, 2012
New Delhi: Famous writer and one of the organisers of Jaipur Literature Festival, William Dalrymple on Monday said that the four authors who read excerpts from Salman Rushdie's banned 'The Satanic Verses' were asked to leave as there was a threat that they would be arrested. Dalrymple said that the organisers didn't know that reading from the 'The Satanic Verses' is an arrestable offence. "MF Hussain's lawyer advised them to...
11:14 AM, Jan 23, 2012
Jaipur: The Salman Rushdie row refuses to die down as the four authors who read excerpts from Rusdhie's 'The Satanic Verses' have already left the Jaipur Literature Festival amidst speculation that they may be arrested if they had stayed on. Sources say that the festival organisers had unofficially asked the four to leave the venue. The four authors, Hari Kunzru, Amitava Kumar, Jeet Thayil and Ruchir Joshi struck a defiant...
08:50 AM, Jan 23, 2012
Spiritual guru Deepak Chopra says that 'Satanic Verses' doesn't deserve a ban. ...
08:18 AM, Jan 23, 2012
Jaipur: Author Salman Rushdie has accused the Rajasthan government of making up the assassination theory, just so he would stay away from the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival. The state however has hit back saying the decision to not come was taken by Rushdie alone and it was the government's duty to inform him about any possible threat. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has countered Rushdie saying that there was adequate...
09:54 PM, Jan 22, 2012
Jaipur: Two days after he decided to skip the Jaipur Literature Festival citing threats from a Mumbai don, celebrated author Salman Rushdie on Sunday slammed the Rajasthan police for allegedly inventing a plot to keep him away. Rushdie tweeted: "I've investigated, and believe that I was indeed lied to. I am outraged and very angry. Don't know who gave orders. And yes I guess the same police who want to...
12:02 PM, Jan 22, 2012
Author Pavan Varma said Salman Rushdie is a great nationalist and should have been back in India. ...
10:52 AM, Jan 22, 2012
Nigerian writer Ben Okri expressed his grief on Salman Rushdie's inability to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival. ...
08:19 AM, Jan 22, 2012
Police sources, however, said that they had no intelligence regarding any underworld plot to attack Salman Rushdie. ...
10:08 PM, Jan 21, 2012
Amy Chua, author of 'Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,' the book which focuses on parenting was published in 2011 evoked positive as well as negative reactions. ...
09:16 PM, Jan 21, 2012
Pulitzer award winning writer and journalist, Joseph Lelyveld had come under fire in India for 2011 his book 'Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India.' Here's the writer on the book, the controversy and of course, Salman Rushdie. ...
06:21 PM, Jan 21, 2012
Writer and lyricist Prasoon Joshi spoke in reaction to the Rushdie episode. ...
06:16 PM, Jan 21, 2012
Writer-diplomat Pavan Varma talks about Rushdie's absence from the festival and why we need to look at this from a different perspective, especially as compared to the MF Husain case. ...
06:11 PM, Jan 21, 2012
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